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A goat. Sometimes I'm close to despair.
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Sat, 23 Jul 2005 13:21:08 GMT
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Hello!



When I got my first Viking the first vague thought looking at those horns was something like “....goat....”. So I built one. I quickly made several designs for the goat’s head and for its body.Then I faced the problem: Hot to attache the head to the body? I wanted it angled at - possibly - 45 degrees. And I learned: That’s not too easy with LEGO elements. At least not if the creation is too small to stand regular hinges. Even creative hinges (hinges that are not made with *hinges* but with other elements) turned out to be too big. What we need (well, what I need) are hinges with 1×1 bases.

I was close to despair, I even considered rasping some parts.... But no, I didn’t rasp anything. (I repeat it: I did not rasp anything!) Finally, in my last attempt, I simply tucked the head on a 1×1 plate with horizontal clip. It doesn’t clamp too firmly, but it works, somehow.

Click me, I’m a link! Click me, I’m a link!

It’s still too big, though...


Bye
Jojo



My Homestead



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  Re: A goat. Sometimes I'm close to despair.
 
(...) lol! That's adorable. The head is particularly fine. I love how the ears, if viewed on diagonal, look as though there may be heavy, bushy eyebrows. The udder is very clever. Butt, you do know that goats have only two teats, right? (^^) I can't (...) (19 years ago, 23-Jul-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
  Re: A goat. Sometimes I'm close to despair.
 
(...) And a nice (or should I sey menacing?) one! Play well, Jacob (19 years ago, 23-Jul-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle)
  Re: A goat. Sometimes I'm close to despair.
 
In lugnet.announce.moc, Johannes Koehler wrote: SNIP Have you considered using technic flex straw? It just might work.... or even pneumo tubing.... although I'm not sure that exists in white. I like the model otherwise, especially how you did the (...) (19 years ago, 23-Jul-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, FTX)
  Re: A goat. Sometimes I'm close to despair.
 
HAHAHA! Awesome! Cute lil' guy too. Now you just need the Designer Set T-Rex chomping on one or two of these. :D "The goat? He's going to eat the goat?" "Excellent!" -Stefan- (19 years ago, 24-Jul-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, FTX)
  Re: A goat. Sometimes I'm close to despair.
 
(...) Hi JoJo, I keep meaning to comment about this goat but getting distracted. It is great, fantastic, wonderful and funny. It doesn't look like its too big and besides,Minifigs are too big in there own way anyway. Perhaps its a Chernobyl goat and (...) (19 years ago, 27-Jul-05, to lugnet.build, lugnet.castle, FTX)

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